Religious Historical Fiction

In a town built on gold, she discovered the truest wealth lies in a heart of integrity. In 1885 Florence, Idaho Territory, a female assayer with an eye for true gold partners with a haunted former surveyor to expose a deadly claim-jumping ring, only to discover that the richest strike of all might be the love they find in each other's hearts. Ruby Lancaster knows gold better than any man in Florence, Idaho Territory. Running her late father's assay office and supply store, she's earned a reputation for spotting deception—both in minerals and in men. But when Harrison Randall arrives with ...

A runaway bride. A reformed gambler. A marriage built on second chances. Victoria Sterling needs a fresh start, and a mail-order marriage in Arizona is her best shot. No one here knows she once made her living in Boston’s elite gaming rooms... or why she had to leave. But her husband-to-be is no fool. Samuel Rowan spent years running from his past and turning his saloon into a respectable business. The last thing he needs is a wife with secrets. Yet the sharp-eyed woman at his side is impossible to ignore—and even harder to trust. When the past comes calling, keeping their lies buried ...

Betrayed and left for dead, a soldier in 13th-century East Africa winds up in hiding as a monk in Roha (Lalibela). He soon gets romantically entangled with a wealthy heiress as he struggles to maintain his monastic vows. However, when old enemies resurface and threaten those he has come to care for, he secretly picks up the sword again, offering salvation by day with the Bible, but secretly exacting deadly vengeance and justice by night with the sword.

'Fans of Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly will love this.' A story of the aftermath, of picking up the pieces, of finding yourself again and discovering that life isn’t always easy . . . it’s not meant to be, but it can be worth it. Ann Maguire believes that discovering the truth of her past will set her free, but sometimes having all the answers isn’t enough . . . Forced to leave Dublin after her marriage crumbles, Ann returns to her childhood home of Knockmore, to find herself even more isolated than before. Catapulted back to grieving for her parents and the life she once knew, ...

"Life is like leaping flames. Its circumstances change shape so quickly—one moment dancing, the next dwindling into embers. . . " Andreva de Beringer leaves the abbey in Toulouse to care for her grandmother, but she arrives in Lavelanet to find a village gripped by the terror of the Inquisition. While Andreva strives to hold on to her family, her faith, (and the man she loves,) all around her Good Men must fight for the same—as well as for life itself. In the right place, but at a dreadfully wrong time, and under the wrath of the Inquisition, might this faith-filled but naïve girl be ...

A debutante baker with a stammer. A compulsive widowed blacksmith with two young daughters. Will they find a way to coexist or even better, forge a romantic relationship? Ada Pike longs to leave the life of a socialite and use her skills as a baker to love and nurture a family. A move to the country will perfectly suit her first steps into life on her own. Barrett Montgomery rejects the idea of a mail-order bride. What he needs is a housekeeper—someone he can fire if things don’t work out the way he likes. Can a matchmaking agency work miracles to bring two people with opposing goals ...

Bryn Farrell, the youngest sister of Darcy in Bandit Bride, grew up in Dodge City’s heyday as a cattle town. Rudderless since her fiancée’s death, she crashes into Ty Shelton, an old nemesis from school, as he is racing to the last of the big fires of 1885 with a bucket of water. She is drenched with freezing water, but her spirit is not quenched, and she returns to help fight the fire. Practical and reserved, Ty is a wheat farmer who takes care of his widowed mother and younger brother. When he rescues Bryn from the first blizzard of the big “die-up” of 1886 and must take her home...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited Meet Sarah, an orphan who has suffered more tragedy than most in her short life. After her parents’ deaths when she was three, and the burning of her orphanage when she was seventeen, Sarah is left with next to nothing—except her faith and a hope of a new beginning out West. When Jed Neilson, San Mateo’s local butcher, answers her advertisement and proposes to her, she eagerly travels to meet him. But the man she finds is not the verbose, ...

At the tender age of thirteen, orphaned Jenny Low decides to take matters in her own hands and runs away from her captive life in a Ute tribe. Rescued from near death by a kindly teamster, Samuel Baunof, Jenny is sent to live with a family in Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 1886. She learns the truth of wickedness and runs again straight into true evil. Meanwhile, Samuel holds his head up while facing life's cruelty head on. A few years later, he crosses paths with the orphaned girl he once rescued. Now a beautiful young woman, Jenny is a God-send in his time of need. Their trials aren’t ...

There is very little that Lizzie Patterson wouldn’t do for those she cares about. That is especially true for her two neighbors in the quiet corner of the canyon that’s been her home for over fifty years and her refuge since she retired from the profession she loved but was more than ready to walk away from. Recently she’s accepted a role in a movie her first husband is producing after years of turning down all the other offers that came her way since her retirement. Many believe that her reason for doing so is because Clay Tobin has agreed to play the lead character in the same movie...

Having lost her parents, and in danger of losing her ranch to an unscrupulous opportunist, Jacinda (Jackie) Laughton is surviving in Dodge City’s heyday, but not without a load of guilt and estrangement from God and the church. In desperation she and her best friend have resorted to banditry. Donning disguises, they are the popular “Whip and Blade” who hold up the lender’s stagecoach runs, keeping the money they need and distributing the rest to more of the man’s victims. No one suspects they are young women. When Hoyt Travers, a Texas Ranger, arrives in Dodge and shows an ...

Available as a value box amazon.com/dp/B06WD7M26Q (copy and paste the link into your browser) Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. This is book number one, the foundation for the series. Embark on a spellbinding odyssey with the inaugural volume of an enthralling series, woven with captivating enigmas and beguiling twists. Introducing the enigmatic Eva Crabtree, a strikingly elegant woman, poised and full-figured, seemingly in her prime. Her true age remains an evasive mystery, shrouded in whispers and speculation. Upon completing her studies...

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Always Free on Kindle Unlimited. Jenny Simmons, the eldest daughter of a pastor, marries a man her family doesn’t approve of. Too late, she realizes her family was right when her new husband soon walks out on her, leaving her pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she takes a stagecoach West, intent on being a mail-order bride. On the long trip West, Jenny meets a group of people who become her new family. As unlikely a group as they are, with them, she finds the love ...

Surrounded by her large family, Loma is happy living in the judería of Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and wants nothing more than to someday have a family of her own. Still, when her intimidating grandfather, her Belo, decides to bring her along on his travels, she's excited to join him. Belo has the ear of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and Loma relishes her adventures with him, adventures that are beyond the scope of most girls of the time. She soon learns just how dangerous the world is for the Jews of Spain, and how her grandfather's influence keeps their people safe.

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B086BWQHKN (copy and paste the link into your browser) Sadie Scott’s childhood was less than pleasant. Raised by a cruel aunt, she and her sister, Suzie, finally get away and begin building their lives anew. When Sadie falls in love with a Montana man, Chester Hill, through the mail, and agrees to be his bride, she’s excited to start out on a whole new path. But, while waiting for her sister to join her on the train, Sadie is horrified when Suzie never shows, and the train departs. Then, when Sadie arrives in Montana, her joy at finally meeting...

More than one heart will be changed forever by Maryanne’s honest, well-meaning ways—but will her own heart survive when she and Grant walk straight into mortal danger? Faith and forgiveness are the mile markers on Grant and Maryanne’s journey to true love. Read all the books in Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series by bestselling author Katie Wyatt! Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Book 1 The Surprise Bride Book 2 The Bride Who Jumped Book 3 A Bride of Convenience Book 4 The Spitfire Spouse Book 5 The Bride Who Baked Book 6 Accidental Love Read All Box Set ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B0862F2BLM(copy and paste the link into your browser) Maggie O’Brien, the daughter of a detective, has dreamed of joining the ranks and solving crimes like a pro. Not being allowed into the force at home, she decides to follow another path. Out West, she’s heard, women can walk tall and free. And, as luck would have it, the sheriff of a small town is looking for a companion. When a mysterious body washes up on the riverbank, Maggie finally finds her chance to prove her stuff. Who is the dead man washed up out of the river? Why does Frank not ...

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Available as part of a value boxed set: www.amazon.com/dp/B071JJY5QY (copy and paste the link into your browser) Meet Hattie, a school teacher from Missouri who was jilted just before her wedding. Feeling completely rejected, Hattie agrees to be a mail order bride to a farmer out west. Reuben Grant, her new husband, is handsome and a hard worker. Unfortunately, she did not know his mother and 3 brother’s lives with him and Ma has no plans to let a new woman take charge. -Will Hattie be little more than a...

When Jane Meyers spots the mail order bride advertisement, she is at close to her lowest point. Bereft and very nearly homeless, she knows that she needs to find safety and stability for her unborn child. So, believing the ad is an early Christmas present from God, she answers the advertisement and is amazed when Nate Silver immediately writes back and sends money for her trip west. Nate Silver long ago stopped opening his heart to anybody. When his parents died in a tragic accident, he threw himself into raising his younger brother and shut out the rest of the world. He sends for a mail ...

FINALIST: 2015 IAN Book of the Year, Historical and Romance "The plot tugs at the heart and gets the heart racing. Reading 'A Subtle Grace' was like riding a Victorian-era wooden roller coaster: a luscious historical setting that provides a tantalizingly dangerous thrill ride." Erin McCole Cupp, author, Don’t You Forget About Me 1896, Philadelphia. In this stand alone sequel to "In Name Only" (2009, FQP), "A Subtle Grace" continues the story of the wealthy and unconventional O’Donovan Family as they approach the dawn of a new century. At 19, Kathleen (oldest daughter) is unmarried with ...